Wiist W H, McFarlane J
School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45401-0927, USA.
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 1998 Aug;9(3):248-61. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2010.0394.
Abuse to pregnant women can result in complications to maternal and child health. This study assessed the severity of intimate male partner abuse to Hispanic pregnant women receiving prenatal care at an urban public health department. The mean age of the 329 pregnant, abused Hispanic women was 24 years. The women had an average of eight years of education, annual incomes of less than $10,000, and most spoke only Spanish. In all, 30 percent of the women had been threatened with death, 18 percent had been threatened with a knife or gun, 80 percent had been shaken or roughly handled, 71 percent pushed or shoved, and 64 percent slapped on the face and head. Pregnant, abused Hispanic women experience abuse of sufficient severity to pose a risk to maternal and child health. Prenatal care provides a window of opportunity for routine abuse assessment and counseling for low-income, Hispanic pregnant women.
对孕妇的虐待会导致母婴健康出现并发症。本研究评估了在城市公共卫生部门接受产前护理的西班牙裔孕妇遭受亲密男性伴侣虐待的严重程度。329名受虐待的西班牙裔孕妇的平均年龄为24岁。这些女性平均受教育年限为8年，年收入低于1万美元，且大多数只会说西班牙语。总体而言，30%的女性曾受到死亡威胁，18%曾受到刀或枪的威胁，80%曾被摇晃或粗暴对待，71%被推搡，64%被扇脸和头部。受虐待的西班牙裔孕妇所遭受的虐待严重到足以对母婴健康构成风险。产前护理为低收入西班牙裔孕妇进行常规虐待评估和咨询提供了一个机会窗口。
